Unit 8 Vocabulary

Question 1

Acrimonious

Answer 1

(adj.) stinging, bitter in temper or tone
S: biting, caustic, rancorous, hostile, peevish
A: gentle, warm, mild, friendly, cordial

Question 2

Bovine

Answer 2

(adj.) resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive
S: stolid, dull, slow, stupid
A: alert, sharp, keen, quick

Question 3

Consternation

Answer 3

(n) dismay, confusion
S: shock, amazement, bewilderment
A: calm, composure, aplomb

Question 4

Corpulent

Answer 4

(adj.) fat; having large, bulky body
S: overweight, heavy, obese, stout, portly
A: slender, lean, spare, gaunt, emaciated

Question 5

Disavow

Answer 5

(v) to deny responsibility for or connection with
S: disown, disclaim, retract, abjure
A: acknowledge, admit, grant, certify

Question 6

Dispassionate

Answer 6

(adj.) impartial; calm, free from emotion
S: unbiased, disinterested, cool, detached
A: committed, engaged, partial, biased

Question 7

Dissension

Answer 7

(n) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion
S: strife, discord, contention
A: agreement, accord, harmony

Question 8

Dissipate

Answer 8

(v) to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure
S: disperse, stew, diffuse, waste
A: gather, collect, conserve

Question 9

Expurgate

Answer 9

(v) to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify
S: purge, censor, bowdlerize

Question 10

Gauntlet

Answer 10

(n) an armored or protective glove; a challenge; two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them; an ordeal
S: dare, provocation, trial, punishment

Question 11

Hypothetical

Answer 11

(adj.) based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation
S: assumed, supposed, conjectural, conditional
A: actual, real, tested, substantiated

Question 12

Ignoble

Answer 12

(adj.) mean, low, base
S: inferior, unworthy, dishonorable, sordid
A: admirable, praiseworthy, lofty, noble

Question 13

Impugn

Answer 13

(v) to call into question; to attack as false
S: challenge, deny, dispute, query, question
A: confirm, prove, verify, validate

Question 14

Intemperate

Answer 14

(adj.) immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement
S: excessive, extreme, unrestrained, inordinate
A: moderate, restrained, cool and collected

Question 15

Odium

Answer 15

(n) hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct
S: abhorrence, opprobrium, shame, ignominy
A: esteem, admiration, approbation

Question 16

Perfidy

Answer 16

(n) faithlessness, treachery
S: betrayal, disloyalty, treason, duplicity
A: faithfulness, loyalty, steadfastness

Question 17

Relegate

Answer 17

(v) to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish
S: transfer, consign, demote, exile
A: promote, elevate, advance, recall

Question 18

Squeamish

Answer 18

(adj.) inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined
S: nauseated, queasy, delicate, oversensitive, priggish

Question 19

Subservient

Answer 19

(adj.) subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient; serving to promote some end
S: secondary, servile, obsequious, useful
A: primary, principal, bossy, domineering

Question 20

Susceptible

Answer 20

(adj.) open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance
S: vulnerable, receptive, impressionable
A: resistant, immune